On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, Bill Denton wrote:

Thanks to all for your advice. I may just go ahead and pick up an E6B, just
to play with, if nothing else!

If you're just wanting a 'test' E6B, see if you can get one of the
'student model' cardboard & plastic ones; they're about a third the price
of a 'real' aluminum/plastic E6B, have identical functions, and are
surprisingly tough.

200hrs+ into flying, I'm still using my slightly battered, coffee-marked
'student' cardboard E6B, because I haven't gotten around to buying myself a
'real' one... after I do buy an aluminum E6B, I'll keep the cardboard one
on my desk for flightplanning and fiddling...

Brian
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